Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of senior party officials at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo. The party presented its platform for the December 14 House of Representatives election aiming to turn around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies. Photo: Kyodo

Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of senior party officials at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo. The party presented its platform for the December 14 House of Representatives election aiming to turn around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies. Photo: Kyodo